Mayor's Bike Ride will be held Saturday downtown

Dave Dieter/ The Huntsville Times. Several hundred turned out for the 2nd Annual Mayor's Bicycle Ride last year. Riders made a 4 mile loop through the downtown area. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle is in the center in green shirt.

The third annual Mayor’s Bike Ride will be held as scheduled Saturday starting at 10 a.m. downtown at Fountain Circle and Williams Avenue. Mayor Tommy Battle and other officials will lead an easy 4-mile loop of the city with a 2-mile bailout to promote bicycle safety awareness.

It’s free, but helmets are required. Registration is at 9 a.m. In addition to the ride itself, Spring City Cycling Club members will be leading rides from Madison or south Huntsville to travel to the downtown ride. From Madison, Dell Wilson will lead from Mill Road entrance to Mill Creek Greenway, leaving at 8:30 a.m. Call 256-617-1861. From south Huntsville, Anita Tygart is leading from Grissom High School, leaving at 8:45 a.m., call 256-426-3646.